It is Alan Arkin's first Oscar, and the veteran performer's first nomination since The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter way back in 1968. He cries as he picks up his award for best supporting actor in Little Miss Sunshine, which also picked up best original screenplay.

Hollywood royalty: Tom Cruise presents Sherry Lansing with her Jean Hersholt Humanitarian award. The first woman to head a major studio, she chaired Paramount when it produced Forrest Gump, Braveheart, and the highest grossing film of all time - Titanic.